SPORTS

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Bowie East falls

Published

12 years ago

11/05/2014

The Bowie East midget football team suffered through a tough loss to Windthorst 34-0 during a Top of Texas semifinal game at City View on Saturday.
Kevin Pullen served as the head coach for the team this season.
While Windthorst moves on to play in the championship game at Henrietta on Nov. 8, the Bowie East (8-2 record) will enjoy a special treat this coming weekend.
The team will compete in two red zone games at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 9. The team will play games at 2 and 3 p.m.
Texas Alumni Football is the event sponsor.

NCTC volleyball falls to Temple

The North Central Texas College volleyball team lost in four games to nemesis Temple College in four sets on Monday at the National Junior College Athletic Association Region V Tournament at the University of North Texas in Denton.
Temple won by scores of 25-23, 20-25, 25-20, 25-14.
NCTC had been the No. 1 seed in the event, while Temple was seeded fourth.
NCTC finished the season with a 26-9 overall record, and 11-1 in the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference.

UBHA releases event results

The United Bucking Horse Association had an event at the Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena in Nocona on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Here are the winners.
Results will be displayed as follows – stock company, name of the horse and point total.
Yearling Class
1, GF Buckers, 308 Smoke Rings, 39.5 points; 2, Steve Stone, Three Shots, 39; 3t, J316 Rodeo, Horse No. 425, 38.25; 3t, GF Buckers, Chrome Cowboy, 38.25.
Two-Year-Old Class
1, Steve Stone, Delilah, 42; 2, Ken Real Bird, Jasmine, 39.75; 3, GF Buckers, Xotic Lady, 39.25; 4, ST Rodeo, Medicine Bundle, 38.25
Three-Year-Old Class
1, Steve Stone, Clyde, 44; 2, Steve Stone, No. B7, 41.25; 3, Hat Brand Rodeo, Buckskin, 40.25.
Horses paid out as much as $1,752.
As per Bowie News policy, the actual amount of money stock won will not be published.

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SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

4 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Willett, Richey off to State

Published

4 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

Published

4 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.